INCREMENTAL Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

incremental

adjective

ˌiŋ-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl

Definition of incremental

as in gradual

proceeding or changing by steps or degrees the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum

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Relevance

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as in cumulative

produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards

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Recent Examples of incremental But in terms of the stocks, that concern is not going to go away because there will be incremental data points. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 The bank expects incremental margins to improve and noted current inflation levels could help the company attract consumers. — Ananya Chetia,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Because fewer customers are able to afford filling up more than one tank, Glanz's trucks will have to make more trips to deliver incremental oil orders. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Although slow, the incremental activity’s effects are visible everywhere. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incremental

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Adjective

The National Weather Service says a gradual cool-down is possible next week, with rain chances increasing later in the week.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
The company cited a gradual recovery in the Middle East, growth in North America land, and broadening international activity in deep-water offshore.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of gradual

Adjective

Cardio Effort is calculated for individual workouts taking into account both intensity and duration but provides a plain language evaluation that compares a user’s cumulative weekly effort against a personalized baseline.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
Inception says Mercury 3’s faster inference could help reduce these cumulative delays without requiring developers to switch to less capable models.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of cumulative

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